Lady Bird (album)
1979 studio album by Archie Shepp
Lady Bird is an album by saxophonist Archie Shepp , recorded in 1978.
Recording and music
Lady Bird was recorded in New York City on December 7, 1978.[ 1] Shepp plays alto sax on the album, with Jaki Byard (piano), Cecil McBee (bass), and Roy Haynes (drums).[ 2] [ 1]
Release
The album was released by Denon Records .[ 1]
Reception
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings described Shepp's Parker readings as "irregular pearls with a raw, slightly meretricious beauty," and called the first three tracks "first rate, with Byard and McBee birling through the changes at a furious lick, and Haynes crowding the saxophonist through each of his choruses."[ 2]
Garaud MacTaggart of MusicHound Jazz stated that the sidemen "push Shepp to perform these bop classics at his best," and noted that "Byard is especially effective in his solo spots" while McBee and Haynes "keep the pulse cruising."[ 4]
Track listing
"Donna Lee " (Charlie Parker ) – 6:32
"Relaxin' at Camarillo " (Parker) – 7:14
"Now's the Time " (Parker) – 7:43
"Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron ) – 7:47
"Flamingo " (Ed Anderson, Ted Grouya ) – 12:29
Source:[ 3]
Personnel
Source:[ 6]
References
^ a b c "Archie Shepp Catalog" Archived 2017-06-10 at the Wayback Machine . jazzdisco.org. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
^ a b c Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (1994). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP, and Cassette (2nd ed.). Penguin. p. 1172.
^ a b "Lady Bird Archie Shepp" . AllMusic . Retrieved 9 January 2024 .
^ a b Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (1998). MusicHound: The Essential Album Guide . Schirmer. p. 1025.
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz . Virgin Books. p. 790.
^ "Archie Shepp - Lady Bird" . Jazz Music Archives . Retrieved January 16, 2024 .
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